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From the HERE City State DeskEAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State won the opening set Thursday night but could not hold off No. 13 Purdue, which answered by taking the next three sets 25-19, 25-20 and 25-21 at the Breslin Center after dropping the first 25-23. The defeat was the…
From the HERE City State DeskSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Michigan State led twice Thursday night and still left Notre Dame with a loss, as the Irish scored 21 seconds into overtime to beat the fourth-ranked Spartans 3-2 in the opener of a Big Ten series. Shane Vansaghi scored both Michigan…
From the HERE City State DeskANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan men's basketball made its first high school signing of the Mike Boynton Jr. era official Thursday, adding four-star guard Lucai Anderson to its roster for the 2027-28 season. Anderson, a left-handed combo guard listed at 6-foot-4, is a consensus top-100…
From the HERE City National DeskALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Texas Tech cross country makes its postseason push Friday at the NCAA Mountain Regional, hosted by New Mexico on the UNM North Golf Course at 2201 Tucker Road NE. The women's 6-kilometer race goes off at 11 a.m. Mountain time, and the…
From the HERE City National DeskCHICAGO — Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Chicago Cubs is the 2026 National League Most Valuable Player, and nobody else got a first-place vote. The Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Thursday night that the center fielder was the top choice on all 30 ballots, for…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON — Yordan Alvarez is the American League Most Valuable Player, and nobody who cast a ballot thought otherwise. The Houston Astros designated hitter was named on Thursday as the top choice of all 30 voters from the Baseball Writers' Association of America, finishing with…
From the HERE City National DeskEL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh wants the NFL to take a hard look at how the Denver Broncos walked away from a deadline deal for linebacker Daiyan Henley. The two AFC West rivals had agreed before the Nov. 10 trade…
From the HERE City National DeskHOUSTON — The NBA on Thursday docked Houston Rockets guard Marcus Smart three games without pay, ruling that his punch landed on Warriors big man Charles Bassey during Wednesday night's game. League basketball operations chief James Jones handed down the penalty. The swing came with…
From the HERE City National DeskFRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys cornerback Joey Porter Jr. pushed back Thursday on online talk that his recent absence has anything to do with his contract, pointing instead to an ankle injury he has been fighting since his first game with the team. Dallas acquired…
From the HERE City National DeskEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Stefon Diggs caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels with 57 seconds left Thursday night, and the Washington Commanders beat the New York Giants 24-21 at MetLife Stadium. Daniels finished with three touchdown passes despite two interceptions on back-to-back possessions…
From HERE Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Grand Rapids investment firm's plan to raze St. James Catholic Church on the city's west side and put up a 240-unit apartment building drew both support and strong objections from neighbors at a public meeting Thursday, Nov. 12. Beckett Industries, which is based in Grand…
From HERE Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Has Heart, the veteran-owned coffee shop that serves customers at Veterans Memorial Park downtown, is getting ready to open a second Grand Rapids cafe on the city's southeast side. Has Heart is moving into HUB 07 at 1534 Kalamazoo Ave. SE, near Ramona Street SE. The…
From Merger Monday
The most useful thing said in the markets this week came from a chief executive explaining why he is not trying to get every last dollar. Asked by Jamie Dimon why Anthropic is going public now, Dario Amodei said the company buys computing capacity on the low side of its…
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